A new update focusing on graphics has been rolled out for Colin McRae DiRT 2, now available for download on Steam.

The patch brings quite a list of items focusing first-and-foremost on graphics, with gameplay, audio changes and more. Owners of the game can grab the update by restarting the Steam client, from the change log:

Graphics

Shadow quality setting of â€œlowâ€ is now correctly saved instead of resetting to â€œmediumâ€ Combinations of both high resolutions and high MSAA levels have been restricted on graphics cards with low memory to prevent issues found with those settings

Added missing function key icons

Fixed several lighting artefacts in night races

Fixed missing initial load screen on multi-GPU setups under DX11

Alt+Tab and Alt+Enter are now better supported under DX11

Benchmark mode now correctly applies custom settings

Fixed missing text in benchmark mode pause menu

Fixed a crash when changing multisampling mode

Fixed flickering text on stats screen in network mode

Improved image sharpness in DX9

Fixes to improve NVIDIA 3D Vision support

Better default graphics options are chosen when running the game for the first time with a GeForce 8400 GS

Audio

Fixed an issue where replay music would suddenly cut in when navigating a replay at very slow speeds

Ensured that OpenAL is properly shut down when exiting the game using Alt+F4

Prevented reverb cutting in and out abruptly on the Utah tracks

Gameplay

Fixed player being able to drive through the ground on the Rewang Trailblazer track

Fixed wall-riding on Battersea routes

Bug-fixes for LA Stadium, Malaysia Rally and Baja Rally tracks

General

Fixed a rare crash during the loading sequence

Fixed an issue in the Russian language version where the default player name is missing from the one-to-watch sequence

Fixed an issue where loading and saving would fail if multiple controllers were connected

Fixed a crash which could occur when entering the first race using a motion platform

Changes

Removed 16x quality coverage sampled anti-aliasing support

Added support for MS Sidewinder Force-Feedback USB Wheel

Added support for Logitech Driving Force USB Wheel

Added support for Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 USB controller

Machines with 6 cores will now use the 4-core worker map rather than the single core map